upper hearing frequencies "clipped" when fatigued.

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as the title suggests, when i am fatigued i find that my upper hearing frequencies are "clipped". i am only able to hear lower frequencies and even then normal speech can be difficult to register. there is no ringing in my ears when this occurs.

i have had my hearing tested and have excellent hearing, no impairment whatsoever. this phenomenon is only apparent when i am fatigued... at the end of a 12-14 hour day. typically i would also have increased heart rate and blood pressure (assumed) at this time, and reduced blood sugar (i tend to lose all appetite when particularly stressed)... anxiety levels would also be increased.

does anyone else experience anything similar to this? i have raised this issue with a GP and they could offer no suggestion but for me to have my hearing tested (again).

*edit

i should add that i usually have quite sensitive hearing.

I have a hard time processing auditory information when I'm very tired. I'm not sure exactly what it is I'm missing but I can ask someone to repeat something several times and it still sounds like a foreign language to me. The only way to offset this is if someone speaks slowly. It's like my brain can't process fast enough.

Everyone gets sensitive to sounds when they are tired. I get more sensitive to noise when I am tired. Also I have a harder time thinking and connecting the dots and I can't think as well. Same as listening to what people are saying. At work I was having that problem and I had a good excuse for my stupidity. I said I was tired. Well it was true anyway so it wasn't made up but overall I still have the same problem when I am not tired but it's not as bad. I do much better when I am not tired.

YES!

I can't get my synesthesia going as well when I'm tired/cold/uncomfortable where I can't relax.